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" Posted to Canada : "
by Honor de Pencier ; foreword by Jim Burant.
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BL
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1042475
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b796845
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De Pencier, Honor,1937-
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Posted to Canada : : the watercolours of George Russell Dartnell, 1835-1844 /\ by Honor de Pencier ; foreword by Jim Burant.
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Toronto [Ont.] :: Dundurn Press,, 1987.
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1 online resource (112 pages) :: illustrations (some color)
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1554882672
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: 9781554882670
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1550020218
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9781550020212
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 108-110) and index.
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| Contents
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The early years, 1799/1800-1835 -- Posted to Canada, 1835-1844 -- The later eyars, 1844-1878.
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| Abstract
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Posted to Canada examines, for the first time, the immense body of work created by George Dartnell, a British army surgeon stationed in Canada from 1835 to 1844. Dartnell, an accomplished and popular surgeon, sketched more than 150 scenes of a pristine Canada of dense forests, clear lakes and rough-edged beauty during his nine-year posting -- all of which form an important part of Canada's pre-photographic visual history. In this, the first book on Dartnell, his vibrant depictions of rural Quebec and Ontario, Montreal, Quebec City, Penetanguishene, London, and Port Talbot are examined in gre.
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Dartnell, George R.,1798-1878.
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Dartnell, George R.,1799-1878.
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Landscape painting, English.
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Peinture de paysages anglais.
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Québec (Province) dans l'art.
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ART-- History-- General.
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Landscape painting, English.
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Ontario, In art.
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Québec (Province), In art.
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Ontario dans l'art.
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Ontario.
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Québec.
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| Dewey Classification
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759.2
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ND1942.D36D42 1987eb
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Dartnell, George R.,1798-1878.
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Royal Ontario Museum.
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